True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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myreport.doc is a proper DOS filename.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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2.
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A
program jump can best be described as:
a. | Loading an application from the hard drive into
memory. | b. | Assigning memory addresses to each of the individual program
instructions. | c. | An instruction that causes control to be sent from one memory
address to another memory address out of sequential order. | d. | A common
application error when a program accidentally accesses the wrong memory
address. | | |
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3.
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In
this kind of operating system interface, the user executes commands by using a mouse and selecting
the commands from a list.
a. | Command driven interface | b. | Menu driven
interface | c. | Icon driven interface | d. | Prompt driven
interface | | |
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4.
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This
is a state during which an operating system can truly be performing more than one command at a
time.
a. | Task
switching | b. | Multitasking | c. | Cooperative
multitasking | d. | Time domain multitasking | | |
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5.
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This
operating system can be used for specialized applications, however it is unable to take advantage of
some of the newer features of current technology. It contains no GUI.
a. | Windows
3.x | b. | DOS | c. | Windows 98 | d. | UNIX | | |
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6.
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This
was the first operating system to support plug and play. (It was available in S/R
2.)
a. | Windows
NT | b. | Windows
98 | c. | Windows 95
| d. | Windows
3.3 | | |
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7.
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This
operating system is still alive and well, however it suffers from lack of
standardization.
a. | Windows 95 | b. | Windows
NT | c. | Windows
2000 | d. | UNIX | | |
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8.
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This
is the first true multitasking OS.
a. | Windows 95 | b. | Windows
NT | c. | Windows
2000 | d. | Windows
98 | | |
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9.
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DOS
assumed that ___________ programs would/could be running at one time.
a. | one | b. | two | c. | three | d. | an unlimited
number of | | |
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10.
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In
____ mode, the OS will not allow programs to directly access the RAM.
a. | real | b. | protected | c. | program | d. | operating system | | |
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11.
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When
a program opens, it is loaded into:
a. | ROM | b. | RAM | c. | free space on the hard drive | d. | firmware | | |
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